Flushing and cover-operating mechanism for toilets



P. H. SAGEH.

FLUSHING AND COVER OPtHAHNG MECHANISM FOR TOILETS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I5, 1918.

1,3 1 3, 740 Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

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P. H. SAGER.

FLUSHING AND COVER OPERAHNG MECHANISM FOR TOILETS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15, 1919.

1 ,3 1 3,740. Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

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PETER H. SAGER, OF MARIANN A, FLORIDA.

FLUSHING AND COVER-OPERATING MECHANISM FOR. TOILETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

Application filed March 15, 1918. Serial No. 222,670.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER H. SAGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marianna, in the county of Jackson and State of Florida,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flushing andCover-Operating Mechanisms for Toilets; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to a manually operated mechanism for raising thecover of ordinary water closets or toilet bowls and for lowering thecover and flushing the bowl simultaneously with the lowering of the seatcover.

More specifically, the invention comprehends the provision of apivotally mounted manually operated lever which is connected, throughthe medium of a bar, to the seat cover of an ordinary water closet ortoilet bowl, which lever engages and idly operates a pivoted pawl uponthe raising action of the cover of the bowl and strikes and operates thepawl in a movement which lowers the cover of the bowl for operating theflushing mechanism to flush the bowl simultaneously with the lowering ofthe cover thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects 1n view, this invention consists insuch novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanyin'g drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein like characters designate like andcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved toilet attachment showingthe same in its normal position at which time the cover of the seat isin a closed position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan of the attachment.

Fig. 3 is' a side elevation of the attachment showing the seat cover ina partially raised position at which time the manually operated lever isin engagement with the flushing pawl.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the device showlng the cover in a raisedor opened po sition, and

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a toilet paper holding platewhich is attached to the standards that pivotally support the manuallyoperated lever.

Referring more particularly to the drawlngs, l designates an ordinarycloset bowl of the type which is flushed from a flushing tank by theoperation of a rod or chain as indicated at 3. The flushing mechanism'is the ordinary construction employed in water closets or toilets and arod is preferably employed in lieu of the chain or cord, however, thechain or cord may be employed without departing from the spirit of thisinvention. The bowl 2 has the usual type of seat 4 and cover 5 whichforms a closure for the opening in the seat 4: when the cover is in alowered position.

A standard 6 is supported alongside of the bowl 1, and this standard hasa hand lever 7 pivotally connected thereto as shown at 8. The hand lever7 has a bar 9 pivotally connected to its rear end as shown at 10 and thebar 9 is also pivotally connected as shown at 11 to the cover 5forwardly of the hinge orjpivotlQ of the cover.

spring 13 is connected to the hand lever 7 forwardly of its pivot 8 andto ,the standard 6. When the cover is in its closed or normal position,as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the outer or forward end 1 1 of thehand lever 7 is moved downwardly, which raises the rear end of thelever, moving upwardly upon the bar 9 and raising the cover 5 into anopen position as shown in Fig. 4: of the drawings. During the upwardmovement of the rear end of the lever 7 and of the seat 5, the rear endof the lever rides over the beveled end 15 of the flushing pawl 16. Theflushing pawl 16 is pivotally mounted as shown at 17, to the tank orcasing 2, the lever 7 moving the pawl 1.6 upwardly in an idle movement.When it is desired to lower the cover 5, the forward end 14: of thelever 7 is moved upwardly which lowers the rear end of the same. In thedownward movement of the rear end of the lever 7, the rear terminalthereof will strike the pawl 16 and move the pawl downwardly. The pawl16 normally engages a pin 18 which is carried by the flushing rod 3 sothat the downward movement of the pawl 16 will operate or movedownwardly the flushing rod 3, and operate the flushing mechanism toflush the bowl simultaneously with the lowering of the seat 5 into itsclosed position.

A plate 20 is mounted upon the upper end of the standard 6. The saidplate 20 is provided with a recess extending upwardly therein from itslower end, as indicated in dotted lines at 21 in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

5 A toilet paper rack 22 of any ordinary coneach side of the bowl 1 ifit is so desired without departing from the spirit of this invention. V

The spring 13 facilitates the downward movement of the outer end. of thelever 14; by assisting the pressure applied thereto to lower this end ofthe lever. V

. From the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings the advantages of construction and the method ofoperation of the improved flushing and cover operating mechanism fortoilets will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to whichthis invention appertains and, while in the foregoing description, theprinciple of the operation of this invention has been described togetherwith various features .of construction, it is to be under- 30 stood thatcertainv minor features of construcported along side of said bowl, ahandlever;

pivotally connected intermediate its ends to said standard and lying ina plane above the bowl and cover, a bar pivotally connected 7 to theinner end of said hand lever and pivotally connected to said cover ashort distance forwardly of the hinge'of the cover for raising andlowering the cover upon pivotal movement of the hand lever, an ordinaryflushing mechanism for said bowl, and means operated by the inner end ofsaid lever during the-pivotal movement thereof to move said cover into aclosed position for operating said flushing mechanism. 7

2. In a device as set forth, the combination Copies of this patent maybe obtained for heretofore described be duplicated upon with an ordinarycloset bowl,a hinged cover therefor, a flushing mechanism for flushingsaid bowl including an operating rod, of a pivoted hand lever, meansconnecting said hand lever and said cover for raising and lowering thecover upon operation of the the same to move said operating mechanism. 7

8. In a device as set forth, the combination with an ordinary watercloset bowl, a hinged cover for sald bowl, a flushing mechanlsm forfiushmg sald bowl includlng an operating rod, of a pin carried by saidoperating rod, a hand lever pivotally mounted intermediate: its endsabove said cover, a 'bar pivotally connected to the inner end of saidhand lever and pivotally connected tosaid cover forwardly of the hingesof the cover,

a pawl arranged in the path of the inner V end of the hand lever andnormally engaging said pin, whereby upon movement of said hand lever tolower said cover, thepawl will be actuated to cause the same to movesaid flushing mechanism operating rod downward to operate the flushingmecha nism.

.4-, In adevice as set forth, the combineb1011 with an ordinary watercloset bowl, a

hinged cover for said bowl, a flushing mechanism for flushing said bowlincluding an operating rod, of a pin carried by said; operating rod, ahand lever pivotally'mounted intermediate its endsabove said bowl, abarpivotally connected to the inner end of said i hand lever andpivotally connected to said seat forwardly of the hinges of the cover, apivoted pawl arranged in the path of the inner end, of the hand leverand normally engaging said pin, a standard for supporting said lever,and a springconnected to said standard and said lever, as and for thepur pose specified,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.-

PETER H. SAGER Witnesses:

J. A. ORMoND, V LESTA VIOKERY.

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